`dotfiles`

Here lies the dotfiles crafted with much care

Configuration

A glance at what is present in this lair.

Name	What I am using (NixOS)	What I am using (Mac)
OS	NixOS	MacOS BigSur
Terminal Emulator	Kitty	Kitty
Shell	ZSH + ohmyzsh,	ZSH + ohmyzsh,
	Nu Shell	Nu Shell
Font	Hack Nerd Font Mono	Hack Nerd Font Mono
Editor	Neovim	Neovim
	XMonad,
	Taffybar,
	picom,
Desktop Environment	betterlockscreen	Whatever comes with Mac
	rofi,
	deadd,
	eww,
	etc
Browser	Firefox	Firefox
User environment manager	Home Manager	Home Manager

Well these look different from normal `dotfiles` mate

Ok so I am one of those people who are all in on the "nix hype train". That is why this might look unfamiliar to someone who does not know what nix is.

Nix is a philosophy, a programming language, a package manager and an OS. All this culminates in a unique approach to package management and system configuration. The end result is reproducible, declarative and reliable systems.

Think of it like git but for your system, package management, etc. :mind_blown:

Color me interested! Where can I know more?

Now if you are still with me and want to know more about it. Here are a few helpful links that you can visit to know more about it.

Watch first 6 minutes of this video to get a gist of nix package management and how it's different from standard package management and then building on that what is NixOS)
If the previous video peeks your curiosity then I recommend looking at this to get a deeper understanding
Finally, if you decide that this is something you want for yourself. Then this brilliant playlist might just be the perfect place to start.

Note: This distro of Linux is quite different from others, so please do spend some time with it.

Setup

Here is a walkthrough of what are the steps one need to take to get this config or parts of it setup on any system.

User config setup

Requirements

nix with flake support is available

Steps

Get contents of this repo onto your system to ~/.dotfiles
cd into ~/.dotfiles
Execute: nix run home-manager --no-write-lock-file -- switch --flake "./#nixos"

Full Setup of NixOS (first time)

Requirements

Some way to install NixOS
Ability to connect to the internet
Boot drive with label NIXBOOT
Root drive where the OS will go NIXROOT
Swap partition NIXSWAP

Steps

Install NixOS
- Make sure you have a way to get this repo. curl, git, etc.
- Make sure you enable internet
Get contents of this repo onto your system to ~/.dotfiles
cd into ~/.dotfiles
Execute: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake './#nixos'
Execute: nix run home-manager --no-write-lock-file -- switch --flake "./#nixos"

Caveat

I make use of git-crypt on files in the .secrets folder. If you plan to use these dotfiles then you will either have to replace those files with what you need or remove references to these files from the codebase.

Code Structure

The top level folder is a flake
After that it's just a matter of following the code really. So just open that flake.nix file and start reading it from the top.